Even if they fail to sign Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to a contract extension this winter, the Toronto Blue Jays might not be willing to trade the All-Star slugger until next July.
Passan did not include Guerrero on his long list of players currently on the trade market, which instead featured St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado, Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr., San Diego Padres infielder Luis Arraez and over a dozen other big-name veterans. He noted that Toronto was willing to give Juan Soto upwards of $700 million earlier this offseason, and that they can now spend that money elsewhere after Soto decided to join the New York Mets.
Guerrero is coming off his second appearance on the All-MLB First Team, finishing 2024 with a .323 batting average, 30 home runs, 103 RBI, .940 OPS and 6.2 WAR. He made his fourth consecutive All-Star appearance, won his second career Silver Slugger and finished sixth in AL MVP voting.
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